Wind-engine



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Patented Jan. 6, 1885.

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J. G. HANOVER.

WIND ENGINE.

No. 310,419. Patented Jan. 6, 1885.

WITNESSES do? AQ M UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB (i. HANOVER, OF REED CITY, MICHIGAN.

WIND-ENGINE.

.aPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 310,415 dated January 6, 1885.

Application filed November 27, 1883. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JACOB G. IIANOVER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Reed City, in the county of Osceola and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ind-Engines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invent-ion, such as will. enable others skilled in the art .to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention consists in certain new and useful improvements in wind-engines, and has for its object to produce a more useful ma chine than others of its class by making the same a )licable to driving machinery other than pumps, and providing it, with means of more perfectly regulating and controlling the motion thereof, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed. The results mentioned are attained by construction and means illustrated in the drawings herewith filed as part hereof, and in which similar letters of reference denote the same parts.

Figure l is a vertical section. rear view of the driving-wheel, showing the blades thereof standing edgewise to the wind. Fig. 3 is a front view of the governor. Fig. -t is a section ofthe driving-shaft, taken on the line a; at of Fig. 1.

A is the supportirig-frame, to the upper part Fig. 2 is a of which the swivel-socket Bis secured by anysuitable means. 0 is a hollow perpendicular extension of the turn-table, by means of which it is swivelcd to the supporting-frame through the socket B. The part 0 is firmly secured to the turn-table C by countersunk bolts or screws 0. (lis reduced at its lower end and closely fitted to the detachable collar-piece T, which is secured to the part 0 by one or more setscrews, as shown at T. The object of the collar T is partly to hold the turn-table in a perfectly horizontal position,and thereby keep the swivel-joint from wearing unevenly, by

' reason of holding the perpendicular extension 0 in atruly vertical position at all times square with the bearing-surfaces at the upper and lower ends of the swivel-socket B. The lower part of the detachable collar T is reduced to fit with the recessed enlargement of the hollow vertical shaft U, which is provided at its lower end with beveled gearing 'V, which connects by means of corresponding gearing, V, with counter-shaft supported by means of the transverse beams A, and carrying drivingpulley V, for transmitting motion to other machinery. The hollow vertical shaft U receives motion from the hollow vertical shaft U by means of a stoutlyconstructed springpawl located within the recessed enlargement of the shaft U, as specially illustrated in Fig. 4. The upper end of the hollow vertical shaft U is provided with beveled gearing D, and is thereby connected with the motion of the wind-wheel through the beveled gearing D, afiixed to the inner end of the primary driving-shaft F, which passes through and is supported by the lateral projection of the turntable O; which has a lateral extension to the rear of the wind-wheel, and to said projection the rudder B is affixed by means of screw or bolt 1). The recess of turn-table C, in which the gearing and-1) are located and have their frictional bearings, is provided with housings c", for the purpose of inclosing and protecting said gearing and their frictional bearings from exposure to the weather, and consequenttendency to rust, and otherwise unavoidable injury from the thereby increased friction, grinding, and cutting of the bearing-surfaces. Said housing-pieces a meet in the top center of the turn-table, to the lower sides of which they are connected by hinges, and thereby made adjustable, to admit of access to the gearing and friction -surfaces for the purpose of lubrication. Said pieces are notched at their meeting edges to admit the rod I, which connects with the bell-crank lever K, and from thence through the centers of the hollow vertical shafts U and U to the transverse lever \V at the bottom of the machine, the purpose of which parts and counection will be hereinafter specifically stated. The bell-crank lever K has a semicircular extension, having inner projections provided with anti-friction rollers, whereby connection is made with, loose collar E on the drivingshaft 1?. Said extensions k of bell-crank lever K, carrying rollers k, are specially illustrated in Fig. 2). The bell-crank lever K is provided with a broad upright extension, K, which moves with the turn -table, and is always square to or broadside with the wind, and by reason of thereby receiving the full pressure thereof will receive a corresponding degree of motion therefrom, and thus be made to act as an automatic governor to the speed and power of the wind-wheel, by reason of its connection with the loose collar E and shaft F, through the longitudinal links H, pivoted thereto, and connecting from thence with elbow H, forming part of the radial rods Q, affixed by staples g to radial braces N of the wind-wheel, all which is specially illustrated in Fig. 2, and which will presently be fully explained. The staples holding the rods Q to the radial windw'heel braces N do not show in thedrawings, as they are obscured from view by the links R, connecting the blades of the wind-wheel. The outer ends of the rods Q are provided with eyes for the reception of one end of the link-rods Y, which connect therefrom with adjacent blades of the wind-wheel, as shown in Fig. 2. All the blades of the wind-wheel are connected with each other by means of the links R and staples R, fixed to the edges of the blades, which are pivoted at their ends to'the rim N and inner circle 0, forming part of the frame of the wind-wheel, as shown at m and an, Fig. 2. By reason of this construction and its connection with the bell-crank lever K and its broad upright extension K through the horizontal links H, afiixcd to the loose collar 15, having groove 6, by means of which connection is made with the semicircular extension of the bell-crank lever K it, the pressure of the wind will act upon the broad upright extension K, according to the force thereof, and thus cause said part to act as an automatic governor, as the greater the force of the wind the greater will be the extent of its motion-in other words, the more it will lean toward the rudder l3, and thereby proportionally adjust the angles of the blades of the wind-wheel. Vhen the force of the wind becomes reduced, the governor K will be forced back to a more or less normal position by the governorspring X, connected to the top of the turntable 0, near the standard L, forming fulcrum for the bell-crank lever K, so it will bear constantly against the lever K, for the purpose and with the result mentioned.

To the top of the turn-table G are affixed two upright standards, J, which are provided with eyes 1' at their top ends, and form a fulcrum and support for the lever J, provided with an adjustable weight, J, and linkconneetion J, with the lever K, to which the governor K is aflixed, whereby said feature can be made more or less sensitive by simply moving the weight J nearer to or farther from the fulcrum of the lever J, as the farther out the weight is moved the more easily the governor K can reduce the angle of the blades to the wind, and the farther in the weight is moved the greater the force of wind that will be required to change the position of the wind-wheel blades. 1t will thus be seen that the machine can be regulated and made to adjust itself to run at any desired speed to suit the character of the work to be done.

By reason of the spring-pawl t t acting on the ratcheted end a of the vertical drivingshaft U, as shown in Fig. 4, the wind-wheel may be shifted by the wind from one position to another without producing any backlash or any other interruption to the motion of the machinery that is being driven, as when the rudder shifts the machine in a direction contrary to the motion of the driven machinery the spring-pawl will disconnect the power, and there cannot be any interruption to any motion connected to the machine below the end of the ratcheted shaft U.

By means of the rod I, connecting through the vertical shafting U U with the transverse lever V at the bottom of the machine, the governor may be operated by hand by pulling down on the lever XV, and the blades M will thus be thrown partially or entirely out of gear with the wind, and the speed of the machine thereby still further controlled or its motion stopped completely, by fastening the lever \V in the lowest of the series of notches a in the supportingframe A. The windwheel is affixed to the shaft F at the hub G, and is braced against the wind by a series of guy-rods, S, connecting the frame of the windwheel with the horizontal extension F of the driving-shaft through the flange Z at the forward end thereof.

Having thus explained the construction and operation of my improvement, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows:

The bell-crank-lever mechanism K 7,: L k, provided with upright extension K, and connected to a grooved collar, E c, mounted loosely on the wind-wheel shaft and connected to the wheel and spring X, in combination with he weighted lever mechanism'J J J J, for regulating the automatic governor action, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

moon o. HANOVER.

Witn css es:

0. A. \VARREN, A. J. KTNTZ. 

